Fourier transform
<mathematics> A technique for expressing a waveform as a weighted sum of
sines and cosines.
Computers generally rely on the version known as discrete Fourier transform.
Named after J. B. Joseph Fourier (1768 -- 1830).
See also wavelet, discrete cosine transform.
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